https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-s-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect-chip-technologyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-s-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect-chip-technologyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/south-korea-s-expanded-espionage-law-takes-effect-amid-push-to-protect-chip-technology#u68740Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:20:21 +0000South Korea has enacted an expanded espionage law designed to safeguard critical semiconductor technology and state secrets from foreign theft. The legislative push directly targets the protection of domestic chip secrets against foreign intelligence threats, notably from China. Law enforcement agencies, including the Seoul Police Agency, are moving to strengthen defense, research and development, and investment security probes as the revised legislation takes effect. The implementation marks a significant step for Seoul in tightening national security frameworks around high-value industrial s